Round 18 Preview – PS4 NPL NSW Women’s

The Premiership battle comes down to the last round of the season in the PlayStation®4 NPL NSW Women’s competition.

Macarthur Rams v Football NSW Institute

Lynwood Park will be the venue for the Premiership decider between the Macarthur Rams and Football NSW Institute.

The Rams hold everything in their own hands as a point will be enough for Norm Boardman’s side to collect the Premiership trophy.

Leading the ladder for a large part of 2017, it would be the perfect way to round up the regular season for the Rams.

They’ve set themselves up after a testing win away against Sydney Uni.

Across from them stand the Football NSW Institute.

With nothing but pride to play for, the Institute could prove to be a dangerous proposition.

Having already beaten them this season, Craig Foster’s side will be confident they can get something from this fixture.

It was 2-0 for the Institute back in round nine.

Illawarra Stingrays v North Shore Mariners

The Illawarra Stingrays will host the North Shore Mariners at JJ Kelly Park on Sunday afternoon.

It’s out of their hands but all the South Coast side can do is win and hope for the Rams to lose.

This is the only scenario that’ll bring them Premiership glory and Brett Wallin will ensure his side are focused on the job at hand.

Five straight wins for the Rays has them in good form and another win would be the perfect way to enter the finals series.

The Mariners left it late but will be pleased with their run home.

They missed out on finals again but will be buoyed by the fact they finished the season so strongly and enter 2018 full of confidence.

The Stingrays won the first clash between the two 3-1.

Northern Tigers v Manly United

At North Turramurra Recreational Area the Northern Tigers take on Manly United.

United are the only other team that could finish with the Premiership on Sunday afternoon.

They need to win their rescheduled clash with Sydney Uni on Thursday night, as well as their match against the Tigers and hope results go their way.

Chris Williams’ side have deserved their position on the table and are coming off a ridiculous 12-0 victory last week.

The Tigers may be safe from the wooden spoon but are desperate for points in terms of the club championship.

It’ll have to be a big day for the Tigers on Sunday if they’re to avoid finishing bottom of the club championship.

Manly won 3-1 when the sides met in June.

Emerging Jets v Sydney University

Sydney University travels north to take on the Emerging Jets at Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility.

The Jets have finished bottom of the table regardless what result they register on Sunday.

Still, the young side would love to finish the campaign in the best way possible and there is no better way than beating the defending Champions.

Sydney Uni won’t record another Premiership win.

Last week’s loss meant that mathematically, Heather Garriock’s team could not finish first.

It was a disappointing result for Uni who had ambitions to win everything this year.

Uni came away with a 2-0 win in round nine.

Blacktown Spartans v NWS Koalas

At Blacktown Football Park, the Blacktown Spartans and North West Sydney Koalas clash.

A match with little to play for wouldn’t mean much if the two coaches weren’t good mates, putting bragging rights on the line in this one.

The Spartans won’t want a repeat of last week’s 12-0 drubbing and will look for an immediate response.

A win for the Spartans would see them jump their rivals on the table.

A couple losses in a row has the Koalas in a slight dip of form.

Stephen Peters’ side would want to finish the season in the best possible way.

They drew 0-0 the first time they played.